Arlin Adams Center for Law and Society Lecture

Shoba Wadhia, Samuel Weiss faculty scholar, clinical professor of law and director of the Center for Immigrants’ Rights at Penn State, is one of the nation’s leading scholars on the role of prosecutorial discretion in immigration law, with research focusing on the intersections of race, national security and immigration. Wadhia’s scholarship has served as a foundation for scholars, advocates, and government. Author of Beyond Deportation: The Role of Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Cases, 2015, she has appeared on MSNBC and C-SPAN and has been quoted or featured by international, national and local publications, including The Hill, National Law Journal, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press. She was formerly deputy director for legal affairs at the National Immigration Forum in Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public.